Muthur

For other uses, see Muthur (Sri Lanka).

Muthur
—  town  —
Muthur Bus Stand and Eshwaran Temple
Muthur Location of Muthur in Tamil Nadu and India
Coordinates	11°02′N 77°44′E / 11.04°N 77.73°E / 11.04; 77.73Coordinates: 11°02′N 77°44′E / 11.04°N 77.73°E / 11.04; 77.73
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District(s)	Tirupur
Population	10,063 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 638 105 • Telephone • +91 4257 • Vehicle • TN 42, TN 56, TN 33

Muthur is a panchayat town in Tirupur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Muthur had a population of 10,063. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Muthur has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 48%. In Muthur, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Educational Institutions

There are many Educational Institutions in and around Muthur gives a quality education

Schools

• Government Higher Secondary School
• Anoor Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• Vivekanandha Matriculation Hr Sec School School
• KKP Matriculation Higher Secondary School

Colleges

• Karuppannan Mariappan College for Arts & Science
• Selvakumar Engineering College(UC)

Notable people

• M. P. Saminathan - Ex-Minister for Highways and Ports, Tamil Nadu.

(S.Nataraj S/O Mr.Samiyappa Gounder, He is known as a Chennakalmedu Nataraj, One of the Notable Person in Muthur. Also business man in Agri products and Land Lord. He is belonging to Cheran Kulam. His Family Content of His Father Mr.Samiyappa Gounder, Mother Chellamal, Wife Mrs.Saraswathi, Daughter Rajeswari and Son Kumarasubramani.

Dr.M.Ramalingam - One of the legendary physician around Muthur with a carrier spaning over a period of two decades. A doctor who takes healing to it's next level and a person who never does his work with the intention of minting money unlike the common.

Temples

• Lord Selvakumara Swamy (an avatar of Lord Murugan or Skanda) and Kuppanna Swamy both being clan deities of Maniyan clan (மணியன் குலம்) are in Muthur.
• Muthur also has a Shiva temple.

Business

• கொங்குவேளாளர் கவுண்டர்களின் முக்கிய தொழில் விவசாயம். இங்கு மஞ்சள், நெல், கரும்பு, நில கடலை, எல் பயிரிட படுகிறது.
• muthur is well famous for coconut oil mill which develop our economy and its capital is kangayam
• Muthur is famous for Power looms which gives employment to Many peoples
• Blue metal is also the major business in muthur

References

1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 

Muthur is part of Erode (Lok Sabha constituency).